Head covering



F. B. KlFFlN HEAD COVERING Sept. 15,- 1936.

Filed July 17, 1954 ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 15, 1936 2,054,130v

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,054,130 7 HEAD COVERING Frances B. Kiflin, Manhasset, N. Y. Application July 17, 1934, Serial No. 735,577 3 Claims. (Cl. 2-438) This invention relates to water-proof head the eyes need protection from the direct glare of coverings and more particularly to a hat or cap the sun.

designed to protect waved or marcelled hair from With these and other objects in view the invenwetting or dampness, as, for example, while the tion comprises the combination of members and wearer is taking a shower or other bath. arrangement of parts so combined as to co-act 6.

One of the objects of this invention is to produce and co-operate with each other in the performa head-covering, preferably formed of light, ance of the functions .and the accomplishment of water-proof material, such as oiled silk, which the' results herein contemplated, and comprises will have a preformed crown portion provided in its adaptations the species or preferred forms with a slit extending inwardly from the base toillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in 10 ward the top of the crown portion, and which can which:- be opened and closed and fastened to enable put- Fig. 1 is a view from the rear and side of a hat ting on and removal of the hat readily and quickly, embodying my invention, in place on the head and with great ease and facility and without in of the wearer and showing the brim turned down;

any way disturbing the hair of the user, and Fig. 2 is a front and side view showing the hat 15 which will also effectually perform its principal embodying my invention in place on the head function of protecting waved or marcelled hair with the brim turned. up;

during a shower bath, a tub bath or during ex- 3 i a V in P Of Sheet 1 ank 0f posure t i o ther i tu material from which the crown portion of my hat Still another object of my invention is to prois made; :20

vide a hat of the type specified with a slitted Fig. 4 is a similar view of a blank for the brim crown adjustable to any size of head, which may w h i pp to i r w p i be securely and firmly fastened on the head Fi 5 is an int ri r or b tt m view of my id without the use of a chin-strap, hat-pins or the h h same being p n d o i les ex en like, and which is capable of providing room or F g. 6 is a op or plan view of the hat shown in .25

space for a knot or knots of long hair at any posi- Fi 5 w the fl p partially drawn together; tion on or adjacent to the hea,d Fig. '7 is a view in front elevation of my said hat,

Still another object of this invention is to proand vide a hat of the type under consideration with a 8 is a reel w Of a Slightly fied orm water-shedding brim adapted in turned-down p of my invention in which the strings T01 'IibbOIlS 3O sition to protect the front and sides of the face, are p d y ad ta as n rs. ears and nape of the neck and thus avoid wet- Referring HOW to the drawing, my p oved hat ting of short locks of hair and stray curls, and to is preferably formed from a Single flail blank or h water outwardly, u keeping the same sheet I of water-proof material and preferably of away from the eyes f and neck whereby the oiled silk. The blank I, as illustrated, is par- 35 user may be enabled to take a shower bath withcircular}?! conformation h an arcuate out removing cosmetics or powder from the face edge P e. are orplrcumference and thus without disturbance of the appearance. 2323:235 i g g gizi ggi g g figs 2: Still another object of my invention is to pro- 40 vide a hat which may be made of oiled silk, light tending in a substantially radial direction and 40 oint near the center of the circle rubber or other water-resistant material of any meetmg at a p of which the aforesaid major are forms part, the desired color and which may be folded flat and arrangement being Such that when these two small enough to be carried in a ladys purse of rectilinear edges re brought together and overordinary size. lapped, an initial cone-shaped crown is produced, 45 Still another bj t of y invention is to D The apex portion of such an initial crown is then Vide a hat of the yp p fi d. Which Will be folded flat as at 2, preferably at the inside of the n i appearance and becoming an li h in hat, this folded portion which is substantially Weight that it may b W011i While pe m triangular in conformation is sewed to the ad- 50 househ duties Such as laundering cooking to jacent crown portion, thus reducing the cone to 50 prevent steam from dampening the hair, and may a' frustro-conic conformation, the top part of also be worn while performing other household which forms the conic surface section ;5 in the duties as well as outdoors while gardening, boat crown of the finished hat. ing, fishing or wherever the hair needs protection The provision below portion 2 of another trifrom dampness, wind and dust and where-ever angular shaped seam 3 enables the retention of 55 the overlapped edges in overlapped position and will permit the opening of such overlapping edges to widen the base portion of the initial crown thus formed.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention the base section 5' of the crown of the hat is provided with a series of pleats 4 suitably disposed around the circumferential edge I to produce a better crown formation. The pleats 4 will reduce the diameter of the base portion and will provide a series of overlaps or tucks 4' sewed only at their base portions and the upper loose portions of which merge with the partial conical sur- The base of the crown portion is thus to be swung open and in open a crown which is partially convex and partially flat as shown in ring the coiffure of the wearer.

In the preferred embodiment ofcmy invention the arcuate has secured thereto a The said brim 6 is, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, capable of being turned down to shed water from adapted, as shown in Fig. 2, to provide a bow [0 over the forehead of the wearer.

In Fig. 8 I have It will be seen that the user of a hat of the type under consideration will be enabled to take a shower bath in pleasurable comfort without marring the appearance of the hair; that the hat may be adjusted and applied without the necessity of having to stretch the material in rial may be worn with any degree of snugness that the wearer wishes, and in view of the fact that it opens to almost fiat condition, it may be lifted off and put on without difiiculty and without aifecting the curls, marcel or wave of the The hat is simple in construction. crown may be made from a single piece of material, or, if economy of material is desired, may be cut in two pieces or more. The brim may be sewed or joined in one operation with the ribbons or tie strips, or with re-enforced stay pieces I2 or restriction. erably deep,

with said tr angular seam unless the top portion of sector-shaped opening being folded and fastened sector-shaped opening being folded and fastened to provide a slit having a lapping edge portion and a folded top portion of substantially convex form, said slit extending upwardly through and above said head-contacting band part toward the top of said crown portion and being expansible to fit heads of varying sizes, a brim connected to said vertically-disposed head contacting band of said crown portion and means for fastening the edges of said slit in varying closed positions.

3. A head covering comprising a crown portion composed of a piece of sheet material of arcuate configuration having a substantially sectorshaped opening adapted to form an initial cone and a slit, said sheet having at its arcuate edge a series of permanently-fastened plaits to convert the conical base portion into a head-contacting band having substantially the conformation of a cylindrical surface, the material at the apex of said initial cone adjacent to said opening and the top portion of the edges of said sector-shaped opening being folded and fastened to provide a slit having a lapping edge portion and a folded top portion of substantially convex form, said slit extending upwardly through and above said head-contacting band part toward the top of said crown portion and being expansible to fit heads of varying sizes and ribbons connected to the opposite edges of said slit to fasten the same together in varying closed positions.

FRANCES B. KIFFIN. 

